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lJ toastbone: Where creative freedom is taken to new levels, and Ross hasn't bought, yet... See toastbone page 7 s 1 Wednesday, October 16, 1996 Volume 59 Number 19 '.'ir. lJ ! K r r r.; . ...:,.'.: p . . r v I" H . . f IP ' rT::fi'1:':':'''-;'.v 'I Z: 'y 'S.V : : .;: . v .v: C. . ' I . .. v- V i- ,: ,; ,, v.-,' , :. : .... - ; - . , :;:y::::.::::::::s::.:.: .. ' . ..yv.;':v yv.tw .; : .:::; W''' '-':.'." ''.:5. ; - - " ; -A. 11 3 ! ! r r 8 . .64: J I i ' ; - . i '"" V: T.. . J ' . , . "-r. ' - 'I I ' Ogden City firefighters and Shepherd Union Building custodians examine the Burger King exhuast vent on the top of the building on Monday as a possible source of smoke seen by firefighters. Firefighters find smoke, no fire By Taylor S. Fielding managing editor -Signpost Ogden City firefighters and Weber State University police officers responded to a fire alarm in the Shepherd Union Building Monday morning. Upon arriving, the WSU police officers were perplexed as to why the audible fire alarm was not going off, which would have signaled people in the. building to evacuate. It was later determined the alarm had been silenced by an electrical contractor working in the building prior to the officers' arrival. Firefighters aboard Ogden City's engine five arrived at the Shepherd Union Building and saw smoke coming from the building. The crew of engine five asked Ogden City 's fire dispatch for a "full response." Ogden City's fire dispatch proceeded to dispatch another engine, Ogden City's ladder truck, an ambulance and the city's battalion chief to WSU. Firefighters and WSU police officers canvassed the campus between the Marriott Allied Health Building and the new student services center. The firefighters and police officers were looking for the source of the smoke, and investigated possible sources including a tractor in the construction area between the Shepherd Union and student services center, workmen cutting bricks while replacing a door near The Signpost offices Firefighters on the roof give directions to firefighters on the ground as to how to reach their location. in the Shepherd Union Building, and a tractor doing excavation work between the Stewart Library and the Marriott Allied Health Building. It was determined by firefighters who went to the roof of the union building that the smoke the crew of engine five saw was coming from the Burger King Express exhaust vent on the roof. During their investigation, however, firefighters found a possible problem with a swamp cooler located next to the vent that may have drawn some of the exhaust from the Burger King vent back if i . into the building. Firefighters called for an Ogden City fire inspector, but because of the hol iday on Monday, none were able to respond at the time. WSU has its own fire Marshall, Lt. Roger Johnson, who is out of town, Lisa Allen-Hogensen, WSU police dispatcher, said. Johnson will look at the location of the swamp cooler in relation to the exhaust vent from Burger King and will determine whether one of the objects needs to berelocated. Waterless dorms irritates residents By Leona J. Chrlstensen campus affairs editor- Signpost Residents of Wasatch and Promontory Tower became irritated when the water was shut off to repair the ceramic water pipe fittings. The ceramic pipe fittings were becoming corroded from the sediment in the water, resulting in surges of hot and cold water. "Having the water turned off irritated me because it was not on when it was supposed to be on. The bathrooms were stinking. They smelled pretty bad on Monday," Jeff Minert, a freshman living in Promontory Tower, said. "I could not take a shower here. I had to drive to my cousin's house in Bountiful to take a shower." The water needed to be turned off to replace old mixing valves that regulate the flow of hot and cold water. In the past, residents sometimes had to turn on the other two showers on the floor for a while to get a comfortable temperature. Fiona Bivens, Promontory Tower residence hall director, said this repair will conserve water and solve temperature problems.The water was turned off 10 a. m . to 2 p . m . Th u rsday i n Wasatch and Friday, Monday and Tuesday in Promontory Tower. The hous Faculty, evaluator discuss library By Sue Splllane-Bramlette columnist-Snposf An informal panel of four Weber State faculty members met Tuesday with Timothy Brown, Boise State University librarian, to discuss their impressions of how adequately the Stewart Library to support the university's mission for undergraduate education. Brown is on campus this week as a representative of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, WSU's primary accrediting agency. The visit is in response to concerns about the adequacy of library resources following the October, 1994 university evaluation. Lee Sather, history department chair; Gary Dohrer, associate professor of English; Donald Sharpes, professor of teacher's education and Catherine Zublin, associate professor of performing arts, responded to direct questions from the "focus visit" evaluator at the panel meeting. "I have been involved with the evaluation of libraries at the higher education level and, in searching through the catalog of WSU's present collection, I need to tell ing office felt this time would be the best because most of the residents were in class or at work. They posted memos and slipped notices under the doors of those residents affected. "Shutting the water off did not affect me too much. I was either at school or work. The only big problem I faced was to toilets could not be flushed," Kim Ottesen, a junior living in Wasatch said. Previous contractor's appointments conflicted with the times the housing office scheduled and posted on the fliers. As a result, some of the memos listed incorrect information because of last minute scheduling arrangements. "The only inconvience I had with the water was that the director said the water would be off on Friday. It was off on Thursday. The repairs were something that needed to be done. A little inconviance didn't hurt anybody," said Bill Moore, a Wasatch resident.Because the water at Promontory Tower is controlled by one fixture, all of the water in the building needed to be turned off to make the repairs. The new fixtures have been altered so that only two floors are controlled by See Water page 2 you that it does not seem well," . Brown said. "There isafairamount of inconsistency from department to department and, frankly, itlooks weaker to me than it did several years ago." Given the increased demand for information and resources about how to use it, Brown said he is See Library page 6 inside post opinion: see page 4 toastbone: see page 7 sports: see page 15 features: see page 16 the other side: see page 20

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lJ toastbone: Where creative freedom is taken to new levels, and Ross hasn't bought, yet... See toastbone page 7 s 1 Wednesday, October 16, 1996 Volume 59 Number 19 '.'ir. lJ ! K r r r.; . ...:,.'.: p . . r v I" H . . f IP ' rT::fi'1:':':'''-;'.v 'I Z: 'y 'S.V : : .;: . v .v: C. . ' I . .. v- V i- ,: ,; ,, v.-,' , :. : .... - ; - . , :;:y::::.::::::::s::.:.: .. ' . ..yv.;':v yv.tw .; : .:::; W''' '-':.'." ''.:5. ; - - " ; -A. 11 3 ! ! r r 8 . .64: J I i ' ; - . i '"" V: T.. . J ' . , . "-r. ' - 'I I ' Ogden City firefighters and Shepherd Union Building custodians examine the Burger King exhuast vent on the top of the building on Monday as a possible source of smoke seen by firefighters. Firefighters find smoke, no fire By Taylor S. Fielding managing editor -Signpost Ogden City firefighters and Weber State University police officers responded to a fire alarm in the Shepherd Union Building Monday morning. Upon arriving, the WSU police officers were perplexed as to why the audible fire alarm was not going off, which would have signaled people in the. building to evacuate. It was later determined the alarm had been silenced by an electrical contractor working in the building prior to the officers' arrival. Firefighters aboard Ogden City's engine five arrived at the Shepherd Union Building and saw smoke coming from the building. The crew of engine five asked Ogden City 's fire dispatch for a "full response." Ogden City's fire dispatch proceeded to dispatch another engine, Ogden City's ladder truck, an ambulance and the city's battalion chief to WSU. Firefighters and WSU police officers canvassed the campus between the Marriott Allied Health Building and the new student services center. The firefighters and police officers were looking for the source of the smoke, and investigated possible sources including a tractor in the construction area between the Shepherd Union and student services center, workmen cutting bricks while replacing a door near The Signpost offices Firefighters on the roof give directions to firefighters on the ground as to how to reach their location. in the Shepherd Union Building, and a tractor doing excavation work between the Stewart Library and the Marriott Allied Health Building. It was determined by firefighters who went to the roof of the union building that the smoke the crew of engine five saw was coming from the Burger King Express exhaust vent on the roof. During their investigation, however, firefighters found a possible problem with a swamp cooler located next to the vent that may have drawn some of the exhaust from the Burger King vent back if i . into the building. Firefighters called for an Ogden City fire inspector, but because of the hol iday on Monday, none were able to respond at the time. WSU has its own fire Marshall, Lt. Roger Johnson, who is out of town, Lisa Allen-Hogensen, WSU police dispatcher, said. Johnson will look at the location of the swamp cooler in relation to the exhaust vent from Burger King and will determine whether one of the objects needs to berelocated. Waterless dorms irritates residents By Leona J. Chrlstensen campus affairs editor- Signpost Residents of Wasatch and Promontory Tower became irritated when the water was shut off to repair the ceramic water pipe fittings. The ceramic pipe fittings were becoming corroded from the sediment in the water, resulting in surges of hot and cold water. "Having the water turned off irritated me because it was not on when it was supposed to be on. The bathrooms were stinking. They smelled pretty bad on Monday," Jeff Minert, a freshman living in Promontory Tower, said. "I could not take a shower here. I had to drive to my cousin's house in Bountiful to take a shower." The water needed to be turned off to replace old mixing valves that regulate the flow of hot and cold water. In the past, residents sometimes had to turn on the other two showers on the floor for a while to get a comfortable temperature. Fiona Bivens, Promontory Tower residence hall director, said this repair will conserve water and solve temperature problems.The water was turned off 10 a. m . to 2 p . m . Th u rsday i n Wasatch and Friday, Monday and Tuesday in Promontory Tower. The hous Faculty, evaluator discuss library By Sue Splllane-Bramlette columnist-Snposf An informal panel of four Weber State faculty members met Tuesday with Timothy Brown, Boise State University librarian, to discuss their impressions of how adequately the Stewart Library to support the university's mission for undergraduate education. Brown is on campus this week as a representative of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, WSU's primary accrediting agency. The visit is in response to concerns about the adequacy of library resources following the October, 1994 university evaluation. Lee Sather, history department chair; Gary Dohrer, associate professor of English; Donald Sharpes, professor of teacher's education and Catherine Zublin, associate professor of performing arts, responded to direct questions from the "focus visit" evaluator at the panel meeting. "I have been involved with the evaluation of libraries at the higher education level and, in searching through the catalog of WSU's present collection, I need to tell ing office felt this time would be the best because most of the residents were in class or at work. They posted memos and slipped notices under the doors of those residents affected. "Shutting the water off did not affect me too much. I was either at school or work. The only big problem I faced was to toilets could not be flushed," Kim Ottesen, a junior living in Wasatch said. Previous contractor's appointments conflicted with the times the housing office scheduled and posted on the fliers. As a result, some of the memos listed incorrect information because of last minute scheduling arrangements. "The only inconvience I had with the water was that the director said the water would be off on Friday. It was off on Thursday. The repairs were something that needed to be done. A little inconviance didn't hurt anybody," said Bill Moore, a Wasatch resident.Because the water at Promontory Tower is controlled by one fixture, all of the water in the building needed to be turned off to make the repairs. The new fixtures have been altered so that only two floors are controlled by See Water page 2 you that it does not seem well," . Brown said. "There isafairamount of inconsistency from department to department and, frankly, itlooks weaker to me than it did several years ago." Given the increased demand for information and resources about how to use it, Brown said he is See Library page 6 inside post opinion: see page 4 toastbone: see page 7 sports: see page 15 features: see page 16 the other side: see page 20